Embed Financial Appoints Eric Mboma as CEO for Africa
June 18, 2025
Embed Financial Group Holdings (EFGH) has announced the appointment of Eric Mboma as Chief Executive Officer for Africa. “It is with great pleasure and gratitude for me to announce that we have onboarded Eric Mboma…
straitPay Raises £1M in Pre-Seed Round to Boost Financial Access Across Africa
May 28, 2025
straitPay has completed its pre-seed funding round, raising approximately £1 million. The new investment will accelerate straitPay’s mission to enhance financial connectivity throughout Africa and its diaspora whilst expanding into new markets. The funding round…
Financial Times Ranks Moniepoint as Fastest Growing Fintech for 2nd Consecutive Year
May 15, 2024
The Financial Times has ranked Moniepoint as Africa’s fastest-growing fintech. This is the second year Moniepoint has been ranked as the fastest-growing fintech and also Africa’s top four fastest-growing companies overall. The survey was compiled…
Egyptian Payments Company, Zeal, Secures $4M Funding
January 20, 2024
Egyptian payments company, Zeal, has successfully secured $4 million in funding through a round led by RAED Ventures and Cur8 Capital, alongside strategic angel investors. This funding marks a pivotal moment for the startup, as…
Exness Extends Fintech Scholarships to Kenyan Students in Partnership with USIU
July 20, 2023
Exness has announced the extension of its Fintech Scholarships program to Kenya. This initiative, in collaboration with the United States International University (USIU), aims to support outstanding university students pursuing studies in Science, Technology, Engineering,…
FinTech is Key to driving Kenya's Financial Inclusion
March 24, 2022
Kenya has the opportunity to become a continental leader in FinTech and dramatically boost financial inclusion by enhancing the existing ecosystem, according to a new research from TheCityUK and the Nairobi International Financial Centre (NIFC)…
What Happened at The First Fintech Unconference 2017
April 3, 2017
Kenyan Fintech innovators had the chance to learn from each other and network with other Fintech innovators from across the continent at the first ever Africa Fintech Unconference 2017 in Ghana. The two-day event brought…